2004–05 Scottish Premier League

Scottish Premier League
Season	2004–05
Champions	Rangers
Champions League	Rangers Celtic
UEFA Cup	Hibernian Dundee United
Intertoto Cup	None
Top goalscorer	John Hartson (25)
Biggest home win	Celtic 6–0 Dunfermline (12 March)
Biggest away win	Livingston 0–4 Celtic (13 April)
← 2003–04 2005–06 →

The 2004–05 Scottish Premier League was won by Rangers. Rangers won the title on the final day of the season by a single point from Celtic, who had gone into the final fixtures leading, but conceded two goals in the final two minutes of their final game to Motherwell striker Scott McDonald, costing them the title.

As league champions, Rangers qualified for the UEFA Champions League, with runners-up Celtic also qualifying. Third-placed Hibernian qualified for the UEFA Cup, as did Dundee United, who took the Scottish Cup place despite losing the final to Celtic.

Dundee were relegated, and Scottish First Division winners Falkirk were promoted.

John Hartson was the top scorer with 25 goals for Celtic, whose manager Martin O'Neill stepped down at the end of the season after five years and a host of major trophies.

Promotion and relegation from 2003–04

Promoted from First Division to Premier League

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Relegated from Premier League to First Division

Partick Thistle

League table

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Rangers	38	29	6	3	78	22	+56	93	2005–06 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
2	Celtic	38	30	2	6	85	35	+50	92	2005–06 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
3	Hibernian	38	18	7	13	64	57	+7	61	2005–06 UEFA Cup First round
4	Aberdeen	38	18	7	13	44	39	+5	61
5	Hearts	38	13	11	14	43	41	+2	50
6	Motherwell	38	13	9	16	46	49	–3	48

7	Kilmarnock	38	15	4	19	49	55	–6	49
8	Inverness CT	38	11	11	16	41	47	–6	44
9	Dundee United	38	8	12	18	41	59	–18	36	2005–06 UEFA Cup Second qualifying round
10	Livingston	38	9	8	21	34	61	–27	35
11	Dunfermline Athletic	38	8	10	20	34	60	–26	34
12	Dundee	38	8	9	21	37	71	–34	33	Relegated to 2005–06 First Division

Source: SPL official website

Top scorers

Scorer	Club	Goals
John Hartson	Celtic	25
Derek Riordan	Hibernian	20
Nacho Novo	Rangers	19
Dado Pršo	Rangers	18
Kris Boyd	Kilmarnock	17
Scott McDonald	Motherwell	15
Garry O'Connor	Hibernian	14
Steve Lovell	Dundee	12
Chris Sutton	Celtic	12
Darren Mackie	Aberdeen	12
Stiliyan Petrov	Celtic	11
Paul Hartley	Hearts	11

Source: SPL official website

Attendances

The average attendances for SPL clubs during the 2004–05 season are shown below:

Team	Average
Celtic	57,906
Rangers	48,676
Aberdeen	13,576
Hibernian	12,541
Hearts	12,219
Dundee United	8,210
Motherwell	6,960
Dundee	6,879
Dunfermline Athletic	6,192
Kilmarnock	5,930
Livingston	5,157
Inverness CT	4,067

Source: SPL official website

Monthly awards

Month	Manager	Player	Young Player
August	Jimmy Calderwood (Aberdeen)	Alan Thompson (Celtic)	Alexander Diamond (Aberdeen)
September	Terry Butcher (Motherwell)	Scott McDonald (Motherwell)	Derek Riordan (Hibernian)
October	John Robertson (Inverness CT)	Fernando Ricksen (Rangers)	Steven Fletcher (Hibernian)
November	Alex McLeish (Rangers)	Nacho Novo (Rangers)	Derek Riordan (Hibernian)
December	Tony Mowbray (Hibernian)	Aiden McGeady (Celtic)	Derek Riordan (Hibernian)
January	Martin O'Neill (Celtic)	Chris Sutton (Celtic)	Derek Riordan (Hibernian)
February	Alex McLeish (Rangers)	Dado Pršo (Rangers)	Lee Miller (Hearts)
March	Craig Brewster (Inverness CT)	Craig Bellamy (Celtic)	Aiden McGeady (Celtic)
April	Gordon Chisholm (Dundee United)	Burton O'Brien (Livingston)	Lee Miller (Hearts)
May	Tony Mowbray (Hibernian)	Dado Pršo (Rangers)	Derek Riordan (Hibernian)

Scottish Premier League (1998–2013)
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Former teams	Aberdeen Celtic Dundee Dundee United Dunfermline Athletic Falkirk Gretna Hamilton Academical Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Inverness Caledonian Thistle Kilmarnock Livingston Motherwell Partick Thistle Rangers Ross County St Johnstone St Mirren
Seasons	1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13
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Top division football seasons in Scotland
Football League	1890–91 1891–92 1892–93
Division One	1893–94 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75
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Premier League	1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13
Premiership	2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18

2004–05 in Scottish football
« 2003–04 2005–06 »
Domestic leagues	Premier League Football League First Division Second Division Third Division Highland League
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup (Final) League Cup (Final) Challenge Cup (Final) Junior Cup
European competitions	Champions League UEFA Cup (Final) Intertoto Cup
Related to national team	Results 2006 World Cup Qualifying (UEFA Group 5)
Club seasons
Premier League	Aberdeen Celtic Dundee Dundee United Dunfermline Athletic Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Inverness Caledonian Thistle Kilmarnock Livingston Motherwell Rangers
First Division	Airdrie United Clyde Falkirk Hamilton Academical Partick Thistle Queen of the South Raith Rovers Ross County St. Johnstone St. Mirren
Second Division	Alloa Athletic Arbroath Ayr United Berwick Rangers Brechin City Dumbarton Forfar Athletic Greenock Morton Stirling Albion Stranraer
Third Division	Albion Rovers Cowdenbeath East Fife East Stirlingshire Elgin City Gretna Montrose Peterhead Queen's Park Stenhousemuir
Major transfer deals 2004–05

2004–05 in European football (UEFA)
Domestic leagues	Albania Andorra Armenia '04 '05 Austria Azerbaijan Belarus '04 '05 Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia '04 '05 Faroe Islands '04 '05 Finland '04 '05 France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '04 '05 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '04 '05 Latvia '04 '05 Lithuania '04 '05 Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '04 '05 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '04 '05 Romania Russia '04 '05 San Marino Scotland Serbia and Montenegro Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden '04 '05 Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
Domestic cups	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands '04 '05 Finland '04 '05 France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '04 '05 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '04 '05 Latvia '04 '05 Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '04 '05 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '04 '05 Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia and Montenegro Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden '04 '05 Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
League cups	England Finland '04 '05 France Germany Iceland '04 '05 Israel Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland '04 '05 Scotland Wales
UEFA competitions	Champions League (Qualifying rounds, group stage, knockout stage, Final) UEFA Cup (First round, group stage, final phase, Final) Intertoto Cup Super Cup

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